Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Glenn LeSanto

Foret Stripped of race win and championship points

Just when he thought he’d taken the lead in the World Supersport championship along came the scrutineers and everything changed…

Fabien Foret was stripped of his race win at Lausitzring when his rear wheel was found not to be a homologated part. James Whitham and Paolo Casoli were also excluded. Casoli was excluded because his bike was underweight and also failed to start with the electric starter after the race, a stipulation of the rules. Whitham’s bike was the correct weight, however it also failed to start.

Katsuaki Fujiwara was handed the race win, and Stephane Chambon regained his title lead.

REVISED LAUSITZRING WORLD SUPERSPORT RACE RESULTS:

1. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki
2. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki
3. Stephane Chambon, Suzuki
4. Christian Kellner, Yamaha
5. Chris Vermeulen, Honda
6. Jorg Teuchert, Yamaha
7. Kevin Curtain, Yamaha
8. Stefano Cruciani, Yamaha
9. Piergiorgio Bontempi, Ducati
10. Iain MacPherson, Honda


REVISED WORLD SUPERSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS:

1. Chambon, 112
2. Pitt, 103
3. Fabien Foret, 93
4. Fujiwara, 84
5. Kellner, 65
6. Paolo Casoli, 60
7. Teuchert, 60
8. Vermeulen, 58
9. James Whitham, 55
10. Bontempi, 46


More, from a Van Zon Honda TKR release:

Mixed weekend for Van Zon Honda TKR at Lausitzring

For Werner Daemen the weekend at Lausitzring will be an event he’ll hope to forget. During practice a pin inserted into his injured shoulder after his recent crash at Monza popped out under heavy braking. He’s due for more surgery on Tuesday 11 June and won’t know until then if he’ll be fit to race at Misano.

His team mate Chris Vermeulen finished the race sixth, but was then moved up to fifth after race winner Fabien Foret was excluded for a technical infringement.

The 19-year-old started the race from ninth on the grid and found himself embroiled in a race long battle with Jamie Whitham. Vermeulen got the better of Whitham late in the race, partly due to the superior late-race performance of his Pirelli tyres.

“My Pirelli tyres were working really well at the start of the race, and even better at the end!” commented Vermeulen.

“I got a pretty good start and got up to seventh and then got into a real battle with Whitham, which I won!” Vermeulen said.

The result leaves the Queenslander eighth in the championship.

The Van Zon Honda TKR rider added, “I’ve gone up one place in the championship battle and it’s very close. We tested well at Misano a few weeks ago, so I’m confident that in the race there I can get back on the podium.”

Fabien Foret took his third win of the year, before the technical exclusion.

The championship continues on June the 23rd at San Marino, Misano.